Opinion

Opinion

Comment: Competition hots up on the Channel Tunnel route

Paths are available for trains to and from the continent, but maintenance facilities and stabling berths are in shorter supply, notes Philip Haigh.
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Comment: Can the railway be rejuvenated in North West Wales?

Philip Haigh considers the viability of reopening a rail route between Bangor, Caernarfon and Afon Wen.
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Comment: Devolution revolution… and Great British Railways

The tensions between local and central decision-making for rail.
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Comment: GBR must step out of the shadows and show intent

Our regular columnist Christian Wolmar on the challenges that face the development of Great British Railways.
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Analysis: The vision from devolution is not yet in focus

Before last July’s General Election, we devised a seven-point manifesto for Britain’s railways. Richard Wilcock considers the progress on devolution.
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Guest Comment: A root cause of inefficiency

Rail need a set of strategies that will allow an optimised deployment of rolling stock across the network for years to come, says Ian Prosser
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Comment: Mumbai - a city of contrasts

Christian Wolmar sends us his thoughts from the railway of India
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Guest Comment: Time to unlock rail’s potential

The Spring Forecast should reflect how rail can help the government deliver economic growth, says Railway Industry Association chief executive Darren Caplan.
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Comment: The complicated route to reorganising the railways

Philip Haigh examines how British Rail restructuring in the 1980s throws up similarities and contrasts with today’s plans for Great British Railways.
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Comment: The Conservative mistake that Labour has yet to rectify

Christian Wolmar on the policy legacy that Labour won't correct.

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Guest Comment: Rail devolution under GBR

Will there be local control or a guiding mind, asks Rail Partners Chief Executive Andy Bagnall.

Freightliner 66620 passes Stonehouse on July 16. JACK BOSKETT.

News

Freight calls for level playing field in upcoming spending review

A new report by Rail Partners reveals a stark warning for the UK's transport sector as a new report has revealed the cost of moving goods by rail has skyrocketed over the past decade, rising three times faster than road haulage.